{"id":13627,"date":"2022-01-13T23:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/clean-bill-of-health-for-flames"},"modified":"2022-01-13T23:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:48:11","slug":"clean-bill-of-health-for-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/clean-bill-of-health-for-flames","title":{"rendered":"Clean bill of health for Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Flames players and officials underwent a Covid-19 PCR test on Wednesday afternoon and all the 28 players have tested negative and are available for selection for the AFCON Goup B match against Zimbabwe this Friday .<\/p>\n<p>However, Head of Technical Panel Mario Marinica is still positive and will miss the match while Goalkeeper Trainer Swadick Sanudi and Physiotherapist Chikondi Mandalasi have been cleared.<\/p>\n<p>Marinica will remain in isolation under intense supervision of the team\u2019s Covid-19 medical team led by Dr. Precious Kadzamira. Head of delegation Tiya Somba Banda said: \u201cWe are delighted that all the players have been cleared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank our medical team for their effort and dedication in taking care of the team. We now have a full squad and look foward to Thursday\u2019s training which will bring together the whole sqaud for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a timely boost so that we have all the players available for the Zimbabwe game which is a must win for us to remain in contention for a place in the knock-out stages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Flames had 15 players only for their first game against Guinea on Monday which they lost 1-0 as six players tested positive for COVID-19 while two others were still in Saudi Arabia. FAM has also brought in five players who were on Reserve list to boost the squad. 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